Whisky package



W. W. BYRD WHISKY PACKAGE Dec. 24, 1935. I

Filed May 2, 1935 attornegs.

Patented Dec. 24, 1935 UNITED STATES WHISKY PACKAGE William Ward Byrd,Louisville, Ky., assignor to Frankfort Distilleries, Incorporated,Louisville,

Ky., a corporation of West Virginia Application May 2, 1935, Serial No.19,487

2 Claims.

The present invention relates to improvements in whisky packages and hasfor an object to provide a construction of whisky package in which thewhisky bottle is sealed for safety, and provision is made whereby asample of the whisky contained in the package may readily be revealedfor the purpose of showing the color of the contents of the bottleenclosed in the container.

The invention contemplates an addition to the construction shown anddescribed in the Miller Patent No. 1,732,059 granted October 15, 1929.In that patent a bottle of whisky was secured in a container havingmetal ends spun on to the body of the container whereby to preventaccess to the closure of the bottle and its contents. In this waytampering with the genuine product was avoided and the integrity of thewhisky was preserved to the customer who would insist upon delivery ofthe goods in the complete package.

It became a simple matter for the purchaser to rip out the side wall ofthe container. which was usually made of fibre, thus enabling him topull aside one of the metal ends and abstract the bottle from thecontainer.

There is only one possible commercial drawback to the use of thesepackages and that is that the bottle is so securely housed within thecontainer, that the contents of the bottle are not visible to thecustomer. Particularly is this true where an amber, brown or othercolored bottle is used.

The customer likes to inspect the contents and to examine sameparticularly as to color of the whisky. This color is an importantconsideration in the sale of whisky today where so many spurious brandsare on the market under famous and valuable old trademarks and brands.

It is a further object of the invention to relieve the drawback abovementioned and to supply the prospective customer with an index of thecharacter and quality of the whisky he is asked to purchase, and of thegenuineness of which he is assured by the sealed package in which thatIn the drawing, wherein like symbols refer to v like or correspondingparts thrfiighout the several views.

Figure l is a perspective view showing an improved whisky packageconstructed in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a similar view with parts broken away and parts shown insection, and with the sample device opened out, and

Figure 3 is a fragmentarily vertical section taken .through the packageand the sample device 10 and showing the same in dotted lines in apartly opened condition.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, l0 designates the fibre orother body of the carton or container and II and I2 represent the tin orother ends of the container. Such ends are spun onto the body I0 andform with the body a sealed package confining the bottle iii of whiskytherein and preventing unauthorized access to its closure I4 and to thecontents of the bottle. This bottle is filled with whisky at theauthorized source, the closure is put in place and the bottle placed inthe container, the ends being promptly spun into place. This bottle goesto the customer in this condition. The back label on the bottle is shownat l5 and this back label is exposed for Government and purchaserexamination through an opening in one wall in body It), such openingbeing normally closed by a flap it which may be folded down to revealsuch label." This flap is also of use when the customer wishes to breakout the bottle, the flap being pulled out admits the hand of thepurchaser within the opening and the easy ripping of the side wall illof the carton.

The bottle I3 is usually of a colored or opaque glass and the color ofthe whisky contained therein is not revealed to the purchaser.

In accordance with the present invention one end wall of the carton isformed with a second flap i! to which is aflixed, as by wire iii, asmall bottle IQ of clear glass containing a sample of the whisky in thebottle 13. The sample bottle l9 ,contains a stopper or closure which maybe removed to taste the bouquet, aroma and if desired taste, of theproduct in the bottle l3. The sample bottle i9 is shown to be held inplace by an encircling rod or band l8," the ends of which are passedthrough openings 2| in the flap l1 and twisted together, as indicated at22 upon the outside oi. the fiap. The flap I] is formed by makingincisions 22, 23 and 24 in one end wall of the carton body ill, thelower edge of the flap I1 being left secured to the end wall to form ahinge 25 on which the flap i'l may rock outwardly as indicated in Figure2 and in'the dotted position in Figure 3. The flap i1 is formed in theupper portion of the end wall, and it is formed in the end wall and notin the side wall of the container in order to take advantage of thespace within the carton above the breast of the whisky bottle it andalongside the neck and closure I. The sample bottle I! may be of roundor other cross-section and is preferably secured with its closure 20upright when theilap I1 is in closed position. This flap l'l will fitwith a tight frictional fit into the opening in the end wall, which willretain it in this position during transportation and exhibition upon theshelves and counters of the retailer. By inserting the finger or aninstrument beneath the flap ll, the same may be pried out to theposition shown in Figure 3 or in Figure 2. The bottle I! containing asmall volume of the same whisky as contained within the large bottle it,will immediately show the color of the whisky, and if'desired the othercharacteristic qualities thereof. After electing to make the purchase,the flap I'I may be thrust back into place where it will catch into thewalls of its opening, and in this condition remain while it isbeingcarried home by the purchaser.

It will be appreciated that the device forms an easy and simpleconstruction for the inspection of the goods without in any waydetracting from the maximum safety contemplated for this package by itsoriginal creator.

It is obvious that various changes and modiflcations may be made in thedetails of construction' and design of the above specifically describedembodiment of this invention without departing from the spirit thereof,such changes and modifications being restricted only by the scope of thefollowing claims:-

What is claimed is:-

1. An improved package comprising a bottle containing whisky or thelike, a carton having 5 a tubular wall of fibre ,orthe like, metal endsspun permanently on the fibre body of the carton, a movable wall sectionin one end of the tubular fibre wall of the carton, said wall sectionbeing cut from the fibre wall of the carton 10 on three sides with thelower side left uncut to afford a crease hinge on which the section mayrock into and out ofthe plane of the carton wall and having frictionalholding fit with the carton wall whenin the raised position, a smallbottle 5 of clear glass. having a removable stopper and containing asample of the goods on sale in the bottle, and an encircling band passedabout the small container while it rests against the inside face of thewall section, said band having sharp 20 narrow ends to pass through thewall section, said ends being twisted upon the outside of the section tobind tightly on the small container.

2. The combination with a large bottle containing whisky or the like, ofa carton with 5 sealed upper and lower ends for enclosing and preventingthe removal of said bottle, the said carton beingcut to provide anoutwardly movable wall section adjacent the neck of the bottle and thesealed upper end, and a small bottle 3 containing a sample of thecontents of the large bottle attached to said movable wall section, thesaid small bottle normally enclosed with said carton and movableoutwardly with said movable wall section without permitting the removalof 35 the large bottle.

' WILLIAM WARD BYRD.

